Already in a bad mood because of Jenny's rejection, Jared grumbled, "Do I have to report everything to you? Mind your own business, will you?""Jared Stewart!" the nurse huffed. "I'm your girlfriend. Can’t I care about your business?""You're my girlfriend, not my wife," Jared sneered. She wasn't fit to be his wife yet, he thought.The woman then angrily slapped him on the cheek. "You jerk!"She had already been annoyed with Jared for flirting with other women at their workplace, so his words now triggered her to no end. "I know you think I'm not worth your time, so you go and try to move up the social ladder whenever you can, but have you looked at yourself? You really think the other person has eyes for you?"With that said, her gaze briefly lingered on Jenny. The commotion had long attracted the attention of nearly every diner. Some were amused, and some were shaking their heads in exasperation. Couldn't the two lovebirds leave their Romeo and Juliet act behind closed doors
Sleep crashed into Jenny the moment she sat back in the front passenger seat. She drifted off almost instantly, trusting the man beside her. Alec didn't say anything throughout the ride, he only slowed his driving speed.They soon reached home.Just as Alec was wondering whether to carry Jenny back home or wait for her to awaken, she slowly blinked her eyes open."Sorry…fell asleep." she yawned. Embarrassment laced her tone. She didn't even remember when she started sleeping.Alec shrugged and opened the door for her. "Get some rest."With an arm around her shoulders, Alec led Jenny inside the building. Jenny wasn't in a rush to go back. Her father was still at her place, so they wouldn't be able to spend time with each other any further for the night if she went back."Can we go to your place for a bit?" Jenny asked suddenly.Alec took a split second to recover from his surprise before responding, "Sure."He unlocked his door, and the two stepped in.The apartment decor had
Alec was somewhat surprised by the seriousness of her question. He gave it some serious thought for several minutes.After what seemed like a year, he met Jenny's gaze again. "I like how dedicated you are and how strong you make yourself be. I like everything about you."The first time Alec had seen her, she was tending to a patient. The patient hadn't believed in her skill and had called for the hospital director to vouch for her. Alec had stepped in to vouch for her instead. He hadn't thought much of it at first—he just wanted to plant a good impression since he also wanted Jenny to operate on him.But things escalated so quickly after they met. He never imagined that he would fall in love with her. Only after all the time they had spent together did he realize he had fallen for her the moment he got to know her."I'm not as nice a person as you say I am, you know," Jenny huffed. She wasn't a saint."That's alright. All that matters is that I think you are," Alec beamed. Jenny w
The next day, Jenny and Alec spent their time sorting things out. Jenny brought Graham to Orchid Village to pay their respects to her grandfather and inform him that she had returned to her family.Even though Horace wasn't related to her by blood, she still viewed him as her biological grandfather. The old man had raised her to become the person she was today. Not even Graham could compare.Good thing Graham knew that too. He hadn't forced Jenny to stop referring to the old man as her grandpa, nor did he make her pay respects to his father.In fact, Graham's father was the one who forced Graham and Jenny's mother to separate. For that reason, Jenny would never recognize him as family, even if she cared about the Walters.Graham paid his respects to Horace as well, gently touching the gravestone. "Thank you for taking care of my Jenny, sir. She's a fine young woman today, all because of you. I can never thank you enough." Afterward, Jenny brought Graham to David Wilkins' home. Da
Graham couldn't deduce what kind of relationship Jenny had with these women. He just had a strong feeling that theirs was very different from her uncle's. However, he didn't think much of it and pulled out a pouch of cash bills from his pocket. He had prepared it beforehand and handed it to Felicity."A token of my gratitude. For the young one's future." He hadn't prepared anything for Hannah. Granted, it would be strange if he did.Felicity beamed, greedily eyeing the thick pouch. "It must be loaded with cash," she thought. Before she could take the pouch, it was snatched away.Beside them, Jenny opened the newly-acquired pouch and peered inside. "What are you…" Graham asked, confused.There were at least ten thousand dollars in there. Sure, it wasn't much to Graham, but Jenny wasn't about to let her cousin have it so easily. She pulled out two hundred dollars and shoved it to Felicity. "Here. That's about how much our relationship is worth, anyway.""Jenny…" Graham was about
David relaxed upon hearing that. He truly worried Graham would give the women money, not that he didn't care about them, but because he knew very well it wasn't theirs to have."You must give us this compensation today, Jenny Walter!" Hannah commanded angrily. No way would she let Jenny leave without first paying them.Felicity didn't side with her mother this time. Instead, she tugged on the woman's sleeve. "Let's just let this go, Mom. She's too powerful."Ever since Jenny had sicced the cops on her, she had held a level of reverence and fear against Jenny. She didn't want her mother to face the same mess."She's too powerful? I'll show you powerful!" Hannah sneered, finding her daughter cowardly.Jenny chuckled at how silly she looked. "Yeah? What'll you do if I don't give it to you? Beat me up?""You…" Hannah realized she had a point. She wouldn't be able to handle the father and daughter on her own. Her husband would obviously not come to her aid, either. With that in mind,
Jenny and Graham had lunch with David and his family, ignoring Hannah and Felicity's bickering. Afterward, they left Orchid Village and went back to Parrington.Jenny's plans were nearly complete. All she had to do now was make sure to successfully rescue Stephanie.Paul hadn't restricted her personal freedom nor stopped her from using her phone, but Jenny hadn't called Stephanie even once to keep Paul clueless about her plans.After dropping her father off, Jenny went to the Walker family home to meet Stephanie's parents."Mr. Walker, Mrs. Walker," Jenny greeted. The husband and wife seemed much more tired than they had ever been."Is everything ready, Jenny?" The two asked her eagerly. "Can Stephanie leave with us now?""Mhm. That's what I'm here for, actually." She knew the two had waited for a long time for their daughter's rescue.Though Stephanie didn't seem that restrained from her personal freedom, nor did Paul stop her from visiting her family, Stephanie had never done
The moment those words left Alec's mouth, Mortimer stiffened up while Old Mr. Faust's expression grew solemn. "What do you mean, Alec? Did he do something to you?"Old Mr. Faust had promised himself to forgive all the foolishness his son had done in the past, as long as he never hurt Alec, but now…"Don't spout nonsense, Alec Faust. When did I try to kill you?" Knowing his father's personality, Mortimer forced himself to stand his ground.Alec sneered, then tossed up several documents of evidence. "You bribed that therapist, didn't you?"Chills ran up Mortimer's spine. He had totally forgotten about that. When he found that therapist, he bribed the man not to help Alec's condition. In fact, he had told the therapist to encourage it to worsen. He also promised a boatload of money if the therapist convinced Alec to commit suicide.There just didn't seem to be much of a result afterward. Mortimer had even wondered if that therapist had failed.When Old Mr. Faust read through the e